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2024 Football Roster

Illinois Fighting Illini

62 Sam Tsagalis

  • Position OL
  • Class Sophomore
  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 290
  • Major Integrative Biology
  • Hometown Arlington Heights, Ill.
  • High School Prospect
  • Instagram tsag79
  • Twitter tsag79

Biography

Pronunciation: suh-GAWL-is

2023 Redshirt Freshman

  • Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
  • Academic All-Big Ten
  • Did not play in a game

2022 Freshman

  • Did not play in a game and redshirted the season

High School

  • Played for head coach Dan Deboeuf at Prospect
  • Lettered three years in football in high school
  • 2021 and 2022 All-Mid Suburban League East
  • Helped Prospect to Mid Suburban League championships in 2021 and 2022
  • 7A state semifinalists in 2022
  • Also competed in basketball and track and field in high school
  • Academic All-Mid Suburban League East
  • Academic all-area
  • High Honor Roll
  • College Board AP Scholar

Personal

  • Born March 4, 2004
  • Son of Bill and Yvonne Tsagalis
  • One brother, JJ
  • Majoring in business
  • Chose Illinois because, “I liked the coaching staff, family feel and the academics.”
  • Plans to work with athletes as either a bioengineer or in orthopedics following his playing career
  • Majoring in integrative biology

Statistics

Season:
2024

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 62

    2022Freshman

    OL
    6'2" 275 lbs
    62
  • 62

    2023Redshirt Freshman

    OL
    6'2" 285 lbs
    62
  • 62

    2024Sophomore

    OL
    6'2" 290 lbs
    62